Watch Repairers

• Repair or replace broken, damaged, or worn parts on timepieces, using lathes, drill presses, and hand tools.
• Clean, rinse, and dry timepiece parts, using solutions and ultrasonic or mechanical watch-cleaning machines.
• Disassemble timepieces and inspect them for defective, worn, misaligned, or rusty parts, using loupes.
• Reassemble timepieces, replacing glass faces and batteries, before returning them to customers.
• Test timepiece accuracy and performance, using meters and other electronic instruments.
• Fabricate parts for watches and clocks, using small lathes and other machines.
• Estimate repair costs and timepiece values.
• Perform regular adjustment and maintenance on timepieces, watch cases, and watch bands.
• Adjust timing regulators, using truing calipers, watch-rate recorders, and tweezers.
• Record quantities and types of timepieces repaired, serial and model numbers of items, work performed, and charges for repairs.
• Gather information from customers about a timepiece's problems and its service history.
• Test and replace batteries and other electronic components.
• Demagnetize mechanisms, using demagnetizing machines.

Source: O*NET OnLine information for Watch Repairers.

• Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Equipment Maintenance - Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.
• Troubleshooting - Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.
• Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Complex Problem Solving - Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
• Quality Control Analysis - Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.
• Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
• Equipment Selection - Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.

Source: O*NET OnLine information for Watch Repairers.